1. Los Pronombres Los Pronombres Demostrativos “Abriendo Paso – Gramática” pg. 86

2. Demonstrative pronouns are the same in form as demonstrative adjectives but they carry a written accent. They have the same gender and number. “Esta forma” Hola, me llamo “esta forma” y soy un adjetivo. Y tú ¿Qué eres? E ste -¿Cuál triángulo? - -Ėste que está aquì Yo soy un pronombre, ¿No notas my acento?

3. 1. When referring to space éste, ésta, éstos, éstas (this one, these) } Relate to something close to the speaker ése, ésa, ésos, ésas (that one, those) } Relate to something far from the speaker but close to the person being addressed aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas (that one, those) } Relate to something far from both the speaker and the person being addressed -¿Te gusta más este modelo o ése ? -Do you like this model or that one more? -Los alpinistas piensan subir esta montaña y aquélla. -The mountain climbers are planning to go up that mountain and that one (at a distance)

4. 2. When referring to time éste, ésta, éstos, éstas (this one, these) } Relate to the present ése, ésa, ésos, ésas (that one, those) } Relate to a period that is relatively near aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas (that one, those) } Relate to a remote time Esa semana compr é un billete de la lotería, ésta compro dos That week I bought one lottery ticket, this one I am buying two En este siglo las mujeres llevan faldas y pantalones, en aquél, sólo llevaban falda Note that the masculine singular form do not end in –o. In this century women wear skirts and pants, in that one, they one wore skirts

5. There are also three neuter demostrative pronouns: esto, eso, and aquello which do not refer to a specific noun, but rather to ideas, concepts, or situations. Los espectadores se portaron de manera muy negativa e infantíl. Eso fue lo que nos molestó más que nada The spectators behaved in a very negative and childish way. That was what bothered us more than anything The neuter forms can also be used to ask for the identification of an object unknown to the person -¿Qué es aquello? -Es una bolsa de cuero -What is that (at a distance? -It is a leather bag Note that the neuter pronouns do not have an accent, and always end in -o